Lahore vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lahore	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$450	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$183	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$299	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.1	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$166	$4482
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	71	99
😀 Quality of life	52	93
🏙️ Population	11.1M	3.9M

The cost of living in Lahore is 87% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 8860th and 62nd ($450 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 47th in Pakistan and the United States, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lahore compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Lahore ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 6510th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Lahore	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.48	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.58	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.65	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$127	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.7	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$234	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$133	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.5	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.38%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$834	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$617	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$3.98	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.78	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.74	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.83	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.74	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.6	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.97	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.55	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.5	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$40.3	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1609	$23685

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Cities near Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$397
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$332
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$309
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$382
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$313
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$335
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$340
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$346
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$339
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$359
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$393
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$286
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$371
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$391
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$379
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$391
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$280
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$306
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$350
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$334
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$379
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$496
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$401
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$252
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$344
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$371
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$253
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$256
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$440
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$310
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$326
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$270
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$394
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$239
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$373
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$395
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$321

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000